Yasiel Puig

In news that floored everybody, Kenley Jansen and Justin Turner rejected the qualifying offers of $17.2 million to play 2017 with the Dodgers. kenley jansen will, of course, decline the qualifying offer. record relief deal awaits (same with aroldis on the record) — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) November 14, 2016 justin turner, of course too, will…

Two big pieces of news came on the off-day, and it involved two of the biggest names on the Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw and Yasiel Puig. On Kershaw, there’s real hope again that he’ll make it back before the end of the season, as he’s being sent on a rehab assignment. Andrew Friedman: Kershaw will pitch…

Yasiel Puig is in AAA, where he currently has a 1.295 OPS. His replacement, Josh Reddick, currently has a .413 OPS with the Dodgers. This point is driven home over and over on this site, on social media, and basically everywhere else, and I understand why fans are upset with a fan favorite, a victim…

Based on everything we know so far– and it isn’t the entire story, I’m sure — the way the Dodgers’ front office has handled this Yasiel Puig situation leaves a lot to be desired. We all know by now Puig isn’t 100 percent innocent in this situation, and hasn’t been since turning pro, but even if one…

Yasiel Puig reportedly is not on the team flight to Colorado for the series with the Rockies and is supposedly AWOL after being informed that he would either be traded or be sent down to the minors. Puig, 25, stormed off after arriving at Dodger Stadium and being informed that he would either be traded…

Prior to last night’s game, there were rumors swirling of a 3-team trade involving the Dodgers, Reds and an unknown third team (some suggested the Rays). But nothing has happened … yet. Jay Bruce is the name mentioned most prominently. The Dodgers are clearly interested in the Reds’ slugger and seem determined to get him. I…

With all these Yasiel Puig trade rumors, it’s hard to know exactly (or even approximately) how much trade value he actually has. The reality is likely that he has more valuable to the Dodgers than any other team right now. The outfield, despite having many options, is thin in terms of production. Howie Kendrick, primarily…

Look, this whole Yasiel Puig benching really shouldn’t be as big a deal as it’s being made out to be. Yes, he should have run harder out of the box on his 371-foot single. The fact he didn’t did not alter the outcome of the game, but the lack of effort should not be ignored….

After his 3-for-5 performance tonight that included a homer and helped lead the Dodgers to an 8-4 win over the Cardinals, Yasiel Puig did an interview talking about hitting and yadda yadda yadda. Who cares? It doesn’t matter because the most important thing is that he’s doing it while wearing a trucker hat (of sorts)…

Since debuting on June 3, 2013 at Dodger Stadium, there hasn’t been a more polarizing player in Major League Baseball than Yasiel Puig. Even if you love him or hate him, he’s here to stay. He has bat-flipped his way into the hearts of many, but others have been ripe with bitterness and resentment toward…